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Koranic writing board
Object Number 34-34-50/261
Display Title Koranic writing board
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wooden tablet, painted writing on 1 side, 2 perforations, pointed handle
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1933 or earlier
Culture
  • Mandingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 54.5 x 19.2 x 2.5 cm (21 7/16 x 7 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-34-50/261
Credit Line Gift of Alfred J. Tulk, 1934
Provenance
Collector Alfred J. Tulk (1933)
Donor Donated by Alfred J. Tulk (1934)

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